Mereruka

𓌸𓂋𓂋𓅱𓂓 (Known as "Meri")

Chief Justice, Royal Vizier to Pharaoh Teti, Master of Saqqara Arts

Born c. 2350 BCE

Memphis, Egypt

Passed Away c. 2290 BCE Saqqara, Egypt

Lifespan ~60 years old

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"A vizier who judges with equity ensures that the river irrigates fields in peace and the craftsman sings at his forge."

Archival Overview

Sixth Dynasty Chief Justice and Vizier to Pharaoh Teti whose magnificent 33-room mastaba complex at Saqqara houses the richest and most vivid bas-reliefs of Old Kingdom daily life, fauna, and crafts.

Biographical Record

Married to Princess Seshseshet, daughter of Pharaoh Teti, Mereruka wielded immense civil and judicial authority during the early Sixth Dynasty as Chief Justice and Governor of Upper Egypt. His palatial mastaba at Saqqara is the largest non-royal tomb of the Old Kingdom.

Its thirty-three chambers are decorated with breathtaking polychrome bas-reliefs showing metal smithing, hippopotamus hunting, tax collection, carpentry, and agricultural harvest, offering modern archaeology an encyclopedic panorama of ancient Egyptian societal life and technology.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Mastaba of Mereruka
Saqqara, Egypt

                         GPS: 29.8744, 31.2197                    

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